This is the guest we had hoped to have in the shop back in March (remember then?) Well now it's summer so we've switched up the wines and welcomed Patrick back with a beautiful tasting for you to try at home! Take your time with these, get your good wine glasses out, and maybe a notepad too. Think of tasting with intention. Don't take the wine into your mouth until you've been able to think of a couple of words that describe what your nose is smelling. Watch the video when you taste, at your own pace - pause when you need...

The wines of Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe available in Washington state are not only largely organically grown but perhaps more diverse than any other region in the world of wine. Here farmers have never had to fight against top down regulations limiting the types of grapes that can be grown or the percentages of them allowed in finished blends. Here, the land, the climate and the farmer’s sensitivity to what actually worked given the natural resources available in the environment, led the way. The result is wines made from a diversity of grape varieties that spans all of those best known in France, Italy and Spain. Each farmer plants what works best in his or her family vineyards. 

This freedom to grow what actually worked best gives rise to the precision expression seen coming out of the Valle today. These are not wines that taste “like” wines from anywhere else and it is this “somewhereness” inherent in these wines that is stealing the hearts of consumers across the nation. 

Washington is fortunate to have exclusive access the largest portfolio of Mexican wines available anywhere in the US, and these wines show the diversity and quality on offer from the region. 

While we would love to have all of you in the shop (Patrick lives in Anacortes) it's just not possible right now. So better yet we've brought this gifted importer, Patrick Neri of Beso Imports  and wine maker, Santiago Lopez​ into your home via video. We hope you'll enjoy! 

This kit includes,

5 tastes, a bite of food, notes & videos as well as discounts on purchases

Purchase online here.